Sixth suspect charged in alleged plot to turn White House UFC event into mass-casualty attack
Prosecutors say Jordan W. Rincker funded and armed the network as investigators uncovered a 19-member encrypted chat tied to the plot.
- On Monday, federal prosecutors in the Western District of Missouri named Jordan W. Rincker as the sixth suspect in a thwarted domestic terrorism plot targeting the White House UFC event.
- Originating from a TikTok community called "Vanguard of the Old," the alleged multiphased attack planned to use drones and snipers against roughly 4,300 attendees at the "UFC Freedom 250" fight.
- Prosecutors claim Rincker acted as a financial conduit, accepting $1,200 from ringleader Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, known as "Shepherd," and funding co-defendant Bryan Omar Roa's travel to Washington.
- Federal agents previously intercepted five other American citizens during high-risk raids after the mother of 19-year-old Tycen Proper provided a tip, exposing the group's encrypted planning network.
- Secret Service leadership reportedly fought to delay public disclosure, fearing premature announcements would enable remaining suspects to destroy encrypted messages and complicate the ongoing multi-state manhunt.
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